Although in theory nothing prevents anyone from living where they want, the reality is that people who live in the same city tend to live in the same city. distributed to different neighborhoods according to their income. Because basically the amount a citizen can pay for rent or the house they own depends on them. What is very obvious when it comes to settling accounts with the treasury and Tax Administration publish one of these every year More comprehensive x-rays of wealth distribution in major Spanish cities. A work in which Alicante and Elche were never very successful.
Once again, some neighborhoods in the province’s two main towns are among the poorest among the neighborhoods analyzed in 62 municipalities with more than 200,000 inhabitants in Spain. Particularly the area called for by the report Nou Alacant, including similar neighborhoods Virgen del Carmen or Colonia Requena, In addition to part of John XXIII in 2021 second lowest income of nearly 900 people analyzed 15,760 euros per taxpayer. some it was lower only in the Sevillian district of TorreblancaWhen this indicator is at 10,780 euros.
Zip code containing the neighborhood in its name Carrus and area Barcelona Square It was repeated from Elche as follows: third lowest income announced with 15,959 euros. And it wasn’t just them: Garden City-Virgen del Remedio It became the fifth poorest country (17,562 euros). Altamira-El Toscar Ninth in the municipality of Elche.
Some numbers that are almost irrelevant Each La Moraleja resident earns an average of 191,000 euros, Alcobendas, in Madrid. In fact, it is the richest neighborhood of the two cities examined in the province. San Juan BeachWith an average income of 40,778 euros per taxpayer – barely enough 97th place in this classification.
Changes with the epidemic
The study prepared by the Tax Office, based on the income tax returns submitted by taxpayers, reflects that inequalities are greater in the case of Alicante than in Elche. Like this income difference between the richest areas of the capital (San Juan beach) and the most modest areas (Nou Alacant-Virgen del Carmen) Reached 25,000 Eurosbetween the poorest neighborhood of Elche (Carrús) and the richest neighborhood (32,198 euros, covering the rural area of Valverde) It remained at 16,239.
If the data is analyzed, the effects of the epidemic have been seen in both cities since 2019. In the Alicante case, the devastation caused by the coronavirus Beach replaces Center as the neighborhood with the highest incomeThis is something that will coincide with the arrival of residents to PAU5’s new senior promotions, as well as the change of address of many potential Alicante residents who have settled in the area permanently, escaping coronavirus restrictions. Not for nothing one in eight residents This postcode is in the highest income tax bracket, meaning They earned more than 60,000 euros in 2021.
Likewise, it is notable given the overall improvement in revenue that year, following the decline recorded in 2020 due to the effects of the lockdown. Declared income in the Virgen del Carmen region continued to decline. Thus, they increased from 17 thousand 600 euros in 2019 to 16 thousand 713 in 2020 and to 15 thousand 760 euros in the above-mentioned 2021, which makes it clear who suffered the worst consequences of the epidemic.
In Elche, the pandemic caused the following: Valverde momentarily lost first place which it occupies as the richest area of the city in favor of La Gaul-Bonavista. A change that is quickly being reversed in 2021.